Host Brian Findlay @WeeSociologist with Kat Cary @Kat_Cary and Connor Beaton @cdbeaton. This week’s topic starters:- 1. Rutherglen & HW by-election, 2. Red Cross warns 28-day ‘move-on’ process is not enough time for asylum seekers to find new accommodation, 3. Not all Police Scotland officers have vetting files, 4. Unhinged content from the Tory Party […]
Kat Cary
Holyrude Ungagged – Season 6 Ep 6
Host David McClement @DavoMc82 with Kat Cary @Kat_Cary & Brian Findlay @WeeSociologist This week’s topics – Suella Braverman’s speech to US ‘Think Tank” – Scottish Labour U-Turn on devolution of employment rights – Rosebank Oil Field – ScotRail trial of no “Peak Fares”
Holyrude Ungagged – Season 6 Ep 5 – Roman Mince
Host David McClement @DavoMc82 with Brian Findlay @WeeSociologist and Kat Cary @Kat_Cary This weeks topic starters – Sunak’s Green Reversal – Northern Ireland Reconciliation Act – GRR in court – MP’s in trouble – Diane Abbot & Lisa Cameron – Pumpkin Spice
Holyrude Season 5 Ep 4
Brian Finlay hosts this week with David McClemont and Kat Cary. They discuss; Peter Murrell – allegations of fraud Keir Starmer – ‘sacking’ Richard Leonard & those ‘gutter’ tweets Transphobia – EHRC review & Pauline McNeill’s tweets Would you divorce your partner if you found out they were a Tory? Music: The Charlemagnes, Barbed Wire
Talking Sense February 23 – Republicanism in Scotland
Kat and Erin are joined by Connor Beaton to talk about republicanism in Scotland. Links Scottish Parliament Petition: https://petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE1998 Common Sense by Thomas Paine: https://lighthousebookshop.com/book/9780199538003 The Hidden Case of Ewan Forbes by Zoë Playdon: https://lighthousebookshop.com/book/9781526619143 Out for Independence Welcomes Zoë Playdon for LGBTQ+ History Month: https://youtu.be/b27nNZ4mwfY Want to learn more? Connor’s work: https://connorbeaton.scot Our Republic: […]
Talking Sense: Gender Recognition Reform Special Ep 3.4
There is no trans person elected to the Scottish Parliament, so no one voting on GRR legislation will be directly effected by that decision. This episode gives voice to trans people – those who want to get a Gender Recognition Certificate and those who will still not be able to because they are non-binary. Their […]
Holyrude Ungagged – December 9th 2022
David discusses Scottish aspects of Westminster politics with Ungagged’s Kat Cary (Talking Sense) & Neil Anderson (Ungagged Interviews). Many other aspects of politics included as usual.
Holyrude Episode 4.7 – “Long Pork Kebab”
David McClemont (Twitter: @DavoMc82), Debra Torrance (@HeathPeaPict) and Kat Cary (@kat_cary) discuss the latest events in Scottish and UK politics NEWS – UK Supreme Court Says Scotland Needs Westminster’s Permission For Indyref2 – Tabloids Attack Trade Union Leader – Keir Starmer Named “Politician of the Year” by Right Wing Publication – Tory Peer on PPE […]
Talking Sense Call for Contributions
If you are a trans person living in the UK, we want to hear from you. Here at Talking Sense, we have spoken about trans rights, policy, and GRA reform many times on the podcast, but this time we want to really tell the story of what it’s like to be trans in this present […]
Talking Sense Ep 3.3 – Erin & Kat on why independence matters
NEW #TalkingSense First in a series on why independence matters, Erin @seuntetalk & Kat @kat_cary talk immigration policy and horrors of the home office from a new Scot’s point of view.